Method of constructing mallets



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

IVM. LANCE, OF OLNEY, ILLINOIS.

METHOD 0F CONSTRUCTING MALLETS.

Specification of Letters Patent N o. 24,744, dated July 12, 1859.

T o all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM LANCE, of Olney, in the county of Richlandand State of Illinois, have invented a newv and useful Mallet or Maul;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, inaking a part of this specification,in Which;-

Figure l is a perspective view, Fig. 2 is a view of the inside of theupper and lower heads. Fig. 3 is a view ot the outside of the lowerhead. Fig. 4f is a view of the handle, showing the inode of fasteningthe saine. Fig is a view oi" the blocks or sections of Wood. F ig. (i,also a view of the same.

Letters A, A, designate circular convex cast iron, Wrought iron, orsteel heads.

Letters B, designate sections of hard Wood.

Letters C, designate handle, it being turned conical near the lower endboth Ways so that being put through the upper head and the sections orblocks of wood put together on the upper' head, then the lower headbeing placed on its proper place, and

the bolts being screwed up tight', the handle fastened as Weil as theblocks or sections.

Letter D, iron bolts for fastening the inaul or inallet together'.

Letter S, is intended to represent t-he place Where there is to be asmall flange through on one side of the hole in the bottoni head, toprevent the handle from turning around, in case it should become looseby use.

The nature and character of iny invention consists of circular convexcast iron, Wrought IVILLIAM LANCE.

Attest z G. F. POWERS, C. B. HorrEn.

